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Re: Walmart Gives 500,000 Workers A Raise

Originally Posted by OrphanSlug

It was going to happen, but social and political pressure to increase wage rates without any real economic pressure to do so may cause an adverse affect. By economics it will come down to what others do, such as Target and other national retail & food service chains. If they all go up to follow suit then we could see less demand for that wage rate employee. This may be compounded by large fast food chains such as McDonald's and the Yum Brands group (KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut... who as a group employs more than McDonald's does.)

... laborers deciding the value of their labor isn't any less arbitrary than executives deciding the value of their leadership. Service industries that fail to provide human personnel to interact with will gradually fall into disfavor among demographics who prefer a more public interface, which is most of them.

If you notice something good in yourself, give credit to God, not to yourself, but be certain the evil you commit is always your own and yours to acknowledge.

Re: Walmart Gives 500,000 Workers A Raise

you can, at any time, provide substantiation to your claim that Wal Mart capitulated to unions.... your opinion is not substantiation.

Originally Posted by Thrilla

then why do you keep lying about them?

Now you're just being a combative and baiting contrarian. You haven't the slightest idea what you're talking about. The OP tells the true story, as I have I and I'm no longer going to entertain your nonsense. When you start posting substantive points that progress a discussion I'll respond.

“The people do not want virtue; but they are the dupes of pretended patriots” : Elbridge Gerry of Mass; Constitutional Convention 1787

Re: Walmart Gives 500,000 Workers A Raise

Originally Posted by jet57

Now you're just being a combative and baiting contrarian. You haven't the slightest idea what you're talking about. The OP tells the true story, as I have I and I'm no longer going to entertain your nonsense. When you start posting substantive points that progress a discussion I'll respond.

combative against a person lying about what i believe or what my position is?.. you're damn skippy I am.... why would I not be?

I would like nothing more than for you to stick to substantive points... but you don't have a history of doing such, so i won't hold my breath